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Kenny Construction Company

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Kenny Construction Company in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Employer Kenny Construction Company Report ID 2017065178
Address 2933 W. Foster Ave. City, State ZIP CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60625
Event Date June 7, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Drilling machines, drilling augers
Secondary Source Suits, coats, jackets
Industry (NAICS) 237110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.97000, -87.70000

Incident Narrative

On 6/07/17, an employee was using a tunnel boring machine drill to install rock bolts in a tunnel roof when his right jacket sleeve became caught and began to twist around the drill steel, restraining and breaking his lower right arm.

Incident Summary

On June 7, 2017, a worker at Kenny Construction Company in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with drilling machines, drilling augers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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